Apoptosis and morphologic changes in drug-treated trabecular meshwork cells in vitro
Apoptosis and morphologic changes in drug-treated trabecular meshwork cells in vitro
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DOI:
10.1006/exer.1997.0458
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发表时间:
1998-05-01
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3.4
通讯作者:
White, K
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作者:
Sibayan, SAB;Latina, MA;White, K
Using an in vitro culture system, we investigated whether bovine trabecuIar meshwork cells undergo apoptosis (programmed cell death) following exposure to anti-glaucoma medications (timolol, pilocarpine and epinephrine) and known inducers of apoptosis (5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and dexamethasone). Third to fifth passage bovine trabecular meshwork cells were grown to confluence and incubated for 1-12 days in growth media with timolol (1-1000 mu M), pilocarpine (15-15000 mu M), epinephrine (5-5000 mu M), 5-fluorouracil (10-100 mu g ml(-1)), mitomycin-C (0.01-100 mu g ml(-1)) and dexamethasone (0.01-100 mu M). The cultures were evaluated for apoptosis by phase-contrast microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and in situ apoptosis labeling. 5-Fluorouracil (10-100 mu g ml(-1)), mitomycin-C (0.1-100 mu g ml-l) and epinephrine (500-5000 mu M) induced apoptosis in a dose and time-dependent manner. Timolol, pilocarpine, and dexamethasone-treated specimens did not show evidence of apoptosis at any of the concentrations tested. Trabecular meshwork cells incubated in timolol (100-1000 mu M) developed cytoplasmic granules, and specimens treated with pilocarpine (15000 mu M) developed cytoplasmic vacuoles. These granules and vacuoles have the appearance of secondary lysosomes. Dexamethasone-treated cells developed an increased number of mitochondria. This study suggests that the trabecular meshwork may undergo apoptosis following exposure to 5-fluorouracil, mitomycin-C and epinephrine. Timolol, pilocarpine and dexamethasone did not induce apoptosis. However, these drugs can incite characteristic morphologic changes in cultured trabecular meshwork cells. (C) 1998 Academic Press Limited.